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Weather:  Sunny with passing clouds H 15C Lo 6C Humidity 82% winds N 11kph

Sunrise at 6:46 Sunset 7:27

Departure: Hostelling Scotland Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh UK

Destination: Kingsknowes Hotel, Selkirk Road, Galashiels TD1 3HY

Distance: 52.07 mi / 83.8 km

Ascent: 2,524 feet

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Touring day in Edinburgh, Scotland

Weather:  Sunny with scattered clouds. High 18 C Lo 8C Wind 19 kmh ENE

Sunrise at 06:44 Sunset 19:30

Departure: Hostelling Scotland Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh UK

Destination; Hostelling Scotland Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh UK

Distance: 0

Ascent: 0

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Weather: Sunny with scattered clouds. High 18 C Lo 8C Wind 9 kmh

Sunrise at 06:40 Sunset 19:31

Departure: St Andrew's Warmshowers location

Destination; Hostelling Scotland Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh UK

Distance: 56.8 mi/ 91.41 km

Ascent: 3,530 feet

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Weather forecast:

Sunny with cloudy periods; H 20 L 7 Wind W 10kph

Humidity 78%

Sunset 19:34

Departure: Edzell, Scotland

Destination: St Andrew’s Warmshowers host

Planned distance: 51.1 mi 81 km

Planned ascent: 1,903 ft

Planned descent: 2,028 ft

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Weather forecast: Cloudy with sunny periods. POP 10% chance in the morning 63% chance of rain in the afternoon.

Wind W 11kph

Humidity 94%

Sunset: 19:35

Departure: Travelodge Aberdeen

Destination: Edzell, Brechin, Angus

Planned distance: 40.8 mi 65 km

Planned ascent:1,562 ft

Planned descent: 1,447 ft

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Weather forecast: Sunny with cloudy periods becoming cloudy. H 19 L 13 C

Wind SSW 2 kph

Humidity at 6 am 90%

POP 7% this afternoon

Departure: Redgarth Hotel Oldmeldrum

Destination: Travelodge Aberdeen Central 9 Bridge Street, Aberdeen AB11 6JL

Planned distance (from Pitmedden): 17.9 mi

Planned ascent: 755

Planned descent: 853

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Weather forecast at Buckie:

Partly cloudy; H16 L 11 Humidity 89% at 6 am

Wind NW 6 kph

Sunset 19:44

POP 9% in the afternoon

Departure: Struan House, Cluny Square, Buckie, AB56 1AH

Destination: The Redgarth, Kirk Brae, Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire AB51 0DJ (Lorraine)

Destination: Aberdeen Arms Hotel 10 The Square, Tarves AB41 7GX (Ralph)

Planned distance to Tarves: 57.0 miles + 10 miles to Oldmeldrum 100 km

Planned ascent: 2,352

Planned descent: 2,205

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Weather forecast : a cloudy day with 4% chance of rain in the afternoon. H18 L 10

Humidity 93% at 8 am

Wind NE 19 kph

Sunset 19:52

Departure: Waverley Guest House, Inverness

Destination: Struan House, Cluny Square, Buckie, AB56 1AH ( a gem!)

Planned route: 67.6 mi 108.16 km

Planned ascent: 1,959 ft

Planned descent: 1,923 ft

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Weather forecast: Cloudy with rain H17 C L13 C winds E 14kph. Humidity at 6 am 96%

Departure: Carnbren B&B Lairg, Scotland

Destination: Waverley Guest House 25 Union Street Inverness IV1 1QA

Planned distance: 59.3 mi 95.4 km

Planned ascents: 1,726 ft

Planned descents: 1,965 ft

Route: photo from Ride

Weather forecast: Rain in the morning then clearing in the afternoon. H 18 L 13 wind E 23 kph. Humidity 94% at 6 am

Sunset 20:02

Departure: Homeknowe AirBnB Durness

Destination: Carnbren BnB, Station Road, Lairg, IV27 4AY

Planned distance: 56.3 miles 90.6 km

Planned ascent: 1,945 feet 593 m

Planned descent: n/a

Weather forecast: Sunny with cloudy periods; chance of rain during the morning. Winds ESE 13 kph. H20 L14

POP 24% at noon.

Departure: Homeknowe, Durness IV27 4PN

Destination: Homeknowe, Durness, IV27 4PN

Planned distance: N/A

Planned ascent: N/A

Planned descent: N/A

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Weather: forecast to be 100% rain until 11:15 am

H 21 L 13C

Wind from the East at 24 kph

Humidity 93%

Sunset: 8:06 pm

Departure: Kyle of Tongue Hostel and Campsite

Destination: Homeknowe, Durness, IV27 4PN

Planned distance: 28 mi 44.8 km

Planned ascent: 1,670

Planned descent: 1,578

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Weather: rain in the morning H18 L 14 C Humidity 93% at 6 am Wind E 26 kph

POP at 8 am is 72%

Sunset at 8:05

Departure: Weigh Inn Lodges, Thurso

Destination: Kyle of Tongue Hostel and Campsite, Tongue IV27 4XH

Planned distance: 43 mi, 68.8 km

Planned ascent: 2,731 ft

Planned descent: 3,000 ft

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Weather: Sunny with cloudy periods. H18 L 14C Humidity 92% at 5 am POP of precipitation in the afternoon is 9%

Departure: Weigh Inn, Thurso

Destination: John o’Groats and Duncansby Head lighthouse and return to Weigh Inn, Thurso

Planned distance: 72 km

Planned ascent: 176 m 577 ft

Planned descent:

Route: (in reverse)

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Weather: Sunny with cloudy periods H19 L13 Humidity 99% in the morning fog. Winds W 2 kph sunset 20:14

Departure: Altnaharra Hotel, Altnaharra

Destination; Weigh Inn Lodges, Burnside, Thurso KW14 7UG

Planned distance: 54.9 mi/ 87.8 km

Planned ascent: 2,090 ft

Plannes descent: 2,303 ft

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Weather forecast: Sunny becoming cloudy this evening; H20 L8 C; Wind 3 kph; POP 2%

Sunset 20:15

Departure: The Commercial Hotel Alness

Destination: Altnaharra Hotel, Altnaharra, Lairg, IV27 4UF

Planned distance: 50.1 mi / 80.6 km

Planned ascent: 2.106 ft

Planned descent: 1,857 ft

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Weather forecast: Sunny with cloudy periods. H 18 L 6 Humidity 89% at 7 am. Winds W 2 kph

POP 0%

Departure: The Park Guest House Aviemore

Destination: Commercial Hotel Alness.

Planned distance: 65 mi. 104 km

Planned ascent: 720 m 2,362 fr

Planned descent: 907 m 2,975 ft

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Weather: Cloudy H15 L 8. Humidity 100% at 6 am POP 23% Winds SSE 8 kph

Depart:  Hostelling Scotland Pitlochry

Destination: The Park Guesthouse 131 Grampian Road, Aviemore, PH22 1RL

Planned distance: 60.56 miles 96.9 k

Planned ascent: 608 m 1,994 ft

Planned descent: n/a

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Weather: Sunny with cloudy periods H 19 L 11 C Humidity 96% at 6:30 am

Winds N 5 kph POP 9%

Depart: private home Dunblane

Destination: Hosteling Scotland Pitlochry

Planned distance: 63 mi/101 km

Planned ascent: 2,420

Planned descent: 2,316

Route: (from Ride with GPS)